Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Differentiating Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome from other Diseases

Diagnosis of hypertrophy, bundle branch block and MI in the presence of WPW are all obscured.

1. Type A Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome should be differentiated from the following heart conditions:
   • Right bundle branch block (RBBB)
   • Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (RVH)
   • True posterior MI
   • Inferior MI
2. Type B WPW syndrome should be differentiated from the following heart conditions:
   • Left bundle branch block (LBBB)
   • Anterior MI
   • Inferior MI
3. WPW and atrial flutter
   • Paroxysmal VT or flutter